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district · Census 2011 · code 140

Ghaziabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Uttar Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population4,681,645people
Households850,676PCA households
Literacy rate78.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.48%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,681,6451,519,0983,162,547
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds850,676248,050602,626
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6681,231248,759432,472
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.55%16.38%13.67%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males881880882
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6850854848
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,123,264922,3102,200,954
Literacy rate%78.07%72.6%80.62%
Male literacy rate%85.42%82.83%86.62%
Female literacy rate%69.79%61.04%73.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople773,463287,708485,755
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,9685723,396
Total workersCensus workers1,520,538496,0771,024,461
Work participation rate%32.48%32.66%32.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,252,911385,408867,503
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months267,627110,669156,958
Non-workerspeople3,161,1071,023,0212,138,086

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 449, 450, 451; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 850,676 households and 4,681,645 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 67.55% of this area’s population, compared with 32.45% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.55% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.42% and female literacy was 69.79%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,520,538 Census workers, 82.4% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators139,82919,039
Agricultural labourers83,22740,453
Household industry workers63,60420,068
Other workers966,251188,067

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800734

Ghaziabad

1,648,643 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 800733

Loni

516,082 people within this district · Town

Census code 800737

Hapur

262,983 people within this district · Town

Census code 119761

Khora

190,005 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800730

Modinagar

130,325 people within this district · Town

Census code 800732

Muradnagar

95,208 people within this district · Town

Census code 800736

Pilkhuwa

83,736 people within this district · Town

Census code 800739

Garhmukhteshwar

46,077 people within this district · Town

Census code 800735

Dasna

34,914 people within this district · Town

Census code 119677

Bisokhar

14,332 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800731

Faridnagar

12,785 people within this district · Town

Census code 119675

Rori

12,350 people within this district · Census town

Census code 120113

Buxer

11,499 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800728

Patala

9,500 people within this district · Town

Census code 800729

Niwari

9,205 people within this district · Town

Census code 119674

Sikri Kalan

7,037 people within this district · Census town

Census code 119671

Abupur

6,247 people within this district · Census town

Census code 119760

Banthla

5,766 people within this district · Census town

Census code 119672

Basantpur Saitli

5,563 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800738

Babugarh

5,452 people within this district · Town

Census code 119758

Pavi Sadakpur

757 people within this district · Census town